[Pneumonym]

The "faceshield", lol. If I suggested that, I know who would be sleeping in the guest bedroom .....

OK so why would a person refuse a pair of nice soft earplugs?

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Mask: Optilife Nasal Pillow and CradleCushion CPAP Mask with Headgear

Humidifier: REMstar Heated Humidifier

[raylo]

Well, fiddled. With the baffle idea. I took some material that is used for breather elements in machinery and cut it down to fit my Swift LT. I arched it over the vent holes so the air is out of the holes before it hits the mterial. Amazingly it is silent. See the pictures below.

I have a question for the more expert or engineering types. Is this sufficient for the expelled air to get out and stay out. Am I compromising anything in the design of the mask?

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Machine: IntelliPAP AutoAdjust Travel CPAP Machine with SmartFlex

Mask: Swift™ LT Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear

Humidifier: IntelliPAP Integrated Heated Humidifier

Software: SmartLink Version 2.0 Software

Additional Comments: 7-14 cm pressure, also have a Resmed s8 elite II set at 10 cm

[Muse-Inc]

Gotta hand it to ya...I am so impressed with the ingenuity of us hose-heads...anything to make this therapy work

I would make sure your 'baffle' can't be squished against the exhaust vent...maybe thin strips of semi-rigid plastic curved on the inside?

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Machine: S9 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine

Mask: Hybrid Full Face CPAP Mask with Nasal Pillows and Headgear

Humidifier: H4i™ Heated Humidifier

Additional Comments: Started 8/07, S8 Escape set to 11 then 9, ramp 8 then 6...losing wt is working for me. APAP range 9.8-16.

[rested gal]

Here's a belated award that I should have given to raylo months and months ago! Somehow I missed seeing it.

You earned this trophy, raylo!!


I've added your neat idea to the Swift LT fixes on the Lab Rat Awards page.
LINKS to Lab Rat Trophy awards
http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=15104

I apologize for the delay!!

[GuestAlso Posted As:(scrapper)]

ingenius idea raylo! If you do need a plastic guard to insure that you don't suffocate yourself, I would think you could trim up a finger guard used to protect fx fingers over the material or instead of the material. Love your idea....now just have to find a man!